Aid and Reform in Africa : Lessons from Ten Case Studies
This book synthesizes the findings from
ten case studies that investigate whether, when, and how
foreign aid affected economic policy in Africa, and reveals
the range of African policy experience. Results varied
enormously, for example, while Ghana and Uganda were
successful reformers that grew rapidly reducing poverty,
Cote d'Ivoire and Ethiopia have shown significant
reform recently, but its sustainability remains to be seen,
and, in other countries, policies changed little, or even
worsened. Based on the World Bank's Country Policy and
Institutional Assessment, the study relates foreign aid in
the 1990s, to a measure of overall economic policy, a broad
measure that covers macroeconomic management, as well as
effectiveness of the public sector in providing essential
services for growth, and poverty reduction. In assessing
aid, and reform policy, the study subdivides these countries
in three groups: the post-socialist reformers (Ethiopia,
Mali and Tanzania); the mixed reformers (Cote d'Ivoire,
Kenya and Zambia), and the non-reformers (The Democratic
Republic of Congo - Zaire - and Nigeria). Although defining
"good policy", and how to measure it may be
controversial, research and experience established a fair
knowledge: absence of high inflation, functioning foreign
exchange, openness to foreign trade, effective rule of law,
and delivery of key services. Conclusions stipulate that key
to successful reform, is a political movement for change;
that key to beneficial aid is its disbursement alongside
actual policy improvements; and, that technical assistance,
and policy dialogue should continue a high level of finance
in productive environments.
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Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
Devarajan, Shantayanan,
Dollar, David R.,
Holmgren, Torgny |
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| Format: | Publication
biblioteca
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| Language: | English
en_US |
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| Published: |
Washington, DC: World Bank
2001-04
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| Subjects: | ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE,
ADJUSTMENT LOANS,
AID,
AID ALLOCATION,
AID FLOWS,
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS,
BORROWING,
BROAD CONSENSUS,
CAPITA GROWTH,
CAPITAL FORMATION,
CASE STUDIES,
CENTRAL BANK,
COMMITMENTS,
COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT,
CONDITIONALITY,
COUNTRY OWNERSHIP,
DEBT,
DEBT RELIEF,
DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS,
DESIGNING POLICIES,
DEVALUATION,
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES,
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE,
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE,
DEVELOPMENT POLICY,
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY,
DIS,
DISBURSEMENT,
DISBURSEMENTS,
DONOR COMMUNITY,
ECO,
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY,
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS,
ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE,
ECONOMIC GROWTH,
ECONOMIC OUTCOMES,
ECONOMIC POLICIES,
ECONOMIC POLICY,
ECONOMIC REVIEW,
ECONOMISTS,
EMPLOYMENT,
EXCHANGE RATE,
EXPORTS,
EXTERNAL DEBT,
EXTERNAL SHOCKS,
FINANCIAL AID,
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS,
FINANCIAL SUPPORT,
FOREIGN AID,
FOREIGN EXCHANGE,
GDP,
GDP PER CAPITA,
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES,
GRACE PERIOD,
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT,
GROSS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION,
IMPORTS,
INCOME,
INFLATION,
INSTITUTIONAL ASSESSMENT,
LIVING STANDARDS,
LOAN,
LOAN DISBURSEMENTS,
MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT,
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES,
MANUFACTURERS,
MATURITY,
NATIONAL FORUM,
NATURAL RESOURCES,
OIL,
OIL PRICES,
PER CAPITA INCOME,
POLICY CHANGE,
POLICY CHANGES,
POLICY DECISIONS,
POLICY DIALOGUE,
POLITICAL ECONOMY,
POLITICAL ECONOMY OF REFORM,
POOR CHILDREN,
POOR COUNTRIES,
POVERTY ALLEVIATION,
POVERTY REDUCTION,
PUBLIC ENTERPRISES,
PUBLIC MEETINGS,
PUBLIC SECTOR,
QUOTAS,
REAL GDP,
SOCIAL INDICATORS,
STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT,
SURCHARGES,
SUSTAINABILITY,
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE,
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS,
TRADE LIBERALIZATION,
VALUE ADDED,
WORLD BANK LOANS,
ABSOLUTE POVERTY,
AID EVALUATION,
AID CONDITIONALITY,
REFORM POLICY,
OWNERSHIP,
COUNTRY PROGRAMS,
MACROECONOMIC PLANNING,
PUBLIC SERVICES,
SOCIAL SERVICES,
ASSESSMENT METHODS,
INFLATION RATES,
FOREIGN EXCHANGE BUDGET,
FOREIGN TRADE,
RULE OF LAW,
SERVICES DELIVERY,
POLITICAL POWER,
AID COORDINATION & COFINANCING,
POLICY DEVELOPMENT,
POLICY FRAMEWORK,
POLICY DIALOGUES,
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, |
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/04/1089555/aid-reform-africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13894
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